Sunday, 2 November 2014

Analysis of different Title Sequences

Ginger Snaps is a Horror/Thriller film, Directed by Fawcett, Released in 2000 and starring Emily Perkins, Kathrine Isabelle and Kris Lemche.

This title sequence presents the genre of horror through the use of iconography, throughout the title sequence there are photos and short clips of dead girls suggesting that there is a lot of death as these girls have died or been killed, which reinforces the conventions of horror. Moreover the the use of these photos also has an effect of the audience as it creates a sense of mystery because it makes the audience think of questions such as "who are they" or "what  happened", this hooks the audience and makes them want to watch to the very end of the film to find answers to their questions.

In addition there is also non-diegetic music over the top of the photos that are shown. This creates tension of the very slow tempo of the instruments and the bass in the background which sounds like a heart beating very slowly. Moreover the use of the violins and the minor key that the violin is played in presents the music to be quite mournful as the use of a minor key typically presents the music the sad.


The Avengers is an action/adventure, sci-fi film, Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, Released in 1998 and starring Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.

The title sequence presents a gloomy atmosphere through the use of low key lighting and pathetic fallacy, at the start of the title sequence all we can see is darkness and clouds and thunder and lightning. The use of the lightning and the low key lighting suggests that this films narrative is going to be a battle between good and evil, and evil is winning the battle between good vs evil. This is effective on the audience because although we do not see any characters in this title sequence, the use of pathetic fallacy suggests to the audience that there is a villain in the main storyline.

In addition there is unusual non-diegetic music that is played throughout the title sequence, the unusual instruments that are used to play this music builds tension as throughout the title sequence the music gains in tempo and pitch, moreover tension is created through the use of the bass that represents a heartbeat that also increases in tempo.


Batman is an action/adventure film, it is directed by Tim Burton, Released in 1989 and starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.

This title sequence presents the genre of Action/Adventure through the use of music, during the title sequence the music starts of fairly slow but then it increases in tempo and pitch, which reinforces the conventions of Action/Adventure as the use of the fast tempo creates tension and could also illustrate a chase scene. Moreover the genre is also support by the use of low key lighting, this is because the darkness suggests that evil is winning in the battle of good vs evil and the this battle of the good vs evil is a typical convention of Action/Adventure.

The Incredible Hulk is an Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi film, Directed  by Lois Leterrier, Released 2008 and staring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth

This Title title sequence shows a part of its narrative, this is through the use of Todorov's theory, during the title sequence we see parts where there is person who is in a hospital and is being experimented on, however it is clear that something went wrong and a disruption occurred breaking the equilibrium that was set before this happened. Moreover there is also a fairly clear restoration, this is because of the use of the newspapers and the files that the people have, also the fingerprints we see could all be because they are trying to capture him and restore the equilibrium.

In addition Propp's theory can be applied here as-well because the person that was getting laser eye surgery is being represented as the Villain, however we do not know the whole story so it could mean that he may not be the Villain he might be the Hero. Also we see a woman laying in a hospital bed, she could be the Princess. These two theories apply very well to the Action/Adventure and presents the genre of this film.

The Ward is a Horror/Thriller film, Directed by John Carpenter, Released 201, and starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer and Danielle PanaBaker

This title sequence is effective because it creates a scary atmosphere and presents the genre of horror. This is done through the use of music, all through the title sequence there is a woman singing a weird tune, it is sounds like she is crying or screaming or like she is taking her last breaths, this music is very scary and makes the audience feel scared and create tension. The use of pathetic fallacy is also used to suggest there is something evil or negative which makes the audience believe that the people in the photos were murdered, the music and the lightning work to together to try and scare the audience; the music starts to build tension and spooks them then a lightning strike or glass smashing comes in and scares the audience.

Se7en is a Psychological Crime Thriller and is Directed by David Fincher, it was released in 1995 and it stars, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gweneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey

This title sequence is effective because it creates a scary and mysterious atmosphere by using music. The music in the title sequence is very strange and has an increase in tempo as the title sequence moves on. The increase in tempo creates tension and a thrilling atmosphere which makes your heart race. Moreover most of the shots that are used in the title sequence are point of view shots, this has an effect on the viewer because it allows the audience to feel more involved as if they were actually there.

This title sequence is effective because it raises a a lot of questions that the audience think. This is because if the fast pace shots, the shots in the title sequence are very fast and makes the what the person is doing very confusing for the audience and it makes the audience question what he is doing and who they are. The fast pace shots also create a thrilling atmosphere because there are shots of people and some of them are crossed out or coloured out, so as-well as it raising question about what they are doing it also makes the audience think that they could possibly be a murderer and they are hunting down people and killing them. This is also backed up by the use of low key lighting, this creates a very dark and scary atmosphere which suggests that there could be death or a lot of violence involved in the rest of the film.












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